I am in the pub.

There is a dog.

The dog is big.

The dog is... adorable.

Paul the sparky wrote:

regmcfly wrote:

A man has just glassed another man. I'm now on the street looking for a taxi

Was it a Star Wars spoiler related incident?



Merry Christmas one and all, just spent an hour or two setting up some Playmobil pirate stuff up for Nathan, I'm finishing the last of my bubbly then downing Santa's whisky before heading off to bed. Have a great time tomorrow, don't eat and drink top much.

You have issues.

A man has ended up in hospital due to that. Merry Xmas

forsty is tall & and handonme

I'm on my own

Merry Xmas

regmcfly wrote:

I'm on my own Merry Xmas

Me too!

Its chill as fuck

Parents have gone to bed.
Polishing off a couple more beers before bed.

Still hyped from Star Wars.

Merry Christmas.

I've been bought some Bond aftershave, I know this as it was bought for someone else and they've immediately given it to me. Anyone want to smell like Daniel Craig for free

That 007 stuff doesn't smell that bad tbh.
I would wear it as a day to day smell.

It's not total crap.
Some Debenhams woman was pushing it on me, gave me a load of samples. If she is to be believed it is a Hugo Boss fragrance 007 branded.

regmcfly wrote:

I'm desperately unhappy

Just look forward to the family day ahead buddy. And presents!


Merry chrimbo to all.
Let's try to not make any jabs at anybody please, its not the thread for that.

I'm hoping to get an early finish today.

Christmas certainly is a different beast when you're growed up

I physically cannot get any more food into me. Bedtime, and hopefully I will be ready for the real eating tomorrow.

Happy Christmas y'all. I know I never post but I still love the place

Ho Ho Ho Bears & Badgers!
So this is Christmas. They say it's a most wonderful time of the year. A time for living. A time for giving. A time for getting. A time for forgiving.
Apparently.

Another 365 days have come and gone on the old Bear & Badger, and I'd have to say it's been quite a vintage year.
We've seen a drop in the number of people taking the long walk (all are genuinely missed), and we've welcomed back several old friends. Christ, we've even seen a few new faces pulling up a stool at the bar. Can't ask for much more than that.
There's been a resurgence in online gaming together, and I take my hat off to all those members who have made the effort to promote some truly wonderful nights online (you know who you are), whether it be FNF or DriveClub time trials, the Destiny crew, or any of the other wonderful shared experiences that have happened throughout the year. Great times were had by many. Hell, some people even played Halo 5!
And speaking of the many, hats off to all of you who made the effort to meet up socially which was clearly also a wonderful thing. Kudos to you all.

Raise a glass to our brother Stoph, who this year took on the enormous task of organising the forum Secret Santa, and for doing such a wonderful job of it, and a big thank you to everyone for all their continued acts of kindness throughout the year. It's all these little things that make The Bear & Badger such a special place.

So this is Christmas. Raise a glass to your fellow badgers, and put any feuds and arguments behind you. 
To all of you cooking for huge families, I wish you luck, and for those of us not fortunate enough, know that you are in our thoughts and are never truly alone. The bar at The Bear & Badger never closes, and there's always someone here to listen.

Throughout the year we've celebrated our tenth anniversary, been blessed with the births of yet more babies, more of us have married, and sadly some have suffered the heartbreak of losing loved ones, but still we endure, and this is where we gather to share our news whether it be good or bad.
Our tiny corner of the internet that by and large stands apart from the idiocy elsewhere, because it's actually worth coming here to share the minutiae of our lives. The people here matter, and the people here care. That in itself is a rare and precious thing.


As some of you may know, Peter is living in America now, so God bless him for letting us live on. Hopefully he'll pop by to wish us all a Merry Christmas, but regardless, join me and raise a glass to his good health and wish him well. Without his time and effort we wouldn't have any of this. He's trusted us to just get on with it in his absence, and so going forward into 2016 it's worth bearing in mind that now more than ever we all have a duty of care to the old Bear & Badger because we're now (by and large) flying blind. I know in my heart you'll all continue to make him proud, and the B&B is in your safe hands.

Ladies and Gentlemen. Brothers and Sisters. Friends. Your very good health! (raises glass).



Merry Christmas Everybody!

best wishes

g.man

b0r1s wrote:

Merry Christmas @weadre and post some more. @Tempy sounds like tough times, hope things get better, whatever they are.

everything is fine, i just love a good weepy song and i am very attached to my cat who I only see once a year and is the the closest i'll ever get to having a kid i think, but your concern is much appreciated - I hope your christmas is great